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Both accounts were reportedly suspended for copyright violations stemming from their use of GIFs of NFL game. Source: Twitter reportedly suspends Deadspin and SB Nation accounts over NFL GIFs Long story short, copyright is serious business. I’ve no love for the NFL for many reasons that I won’t rehash in this post, but it looks …
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Hold onto your seats: there may soon be game-changing breakthroughs in image sensors that could take low-light photography to whole new levels. Source: CMOS Inventor Working on Gigapixel Sensor That Can Detect Single Photons This sounds really cool for a lot of reasons, but remember that the sensor might as well be out of a …
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Normally I have videos of me playing games OR audio recordings of me talking about education. This time I combined them to see how it would go. This is the result. Today’s topics: Next year’s supply list. Why Beats are a waste of money. Google Drive & Google Apps For Education (GAFE) Are awesome. Snakes. Student tech …
The inspiration for today’s braindump brought to you by the following tweet from the one and only Will Richardson: “Outside the Skinner Box” http://t.co/CETKBsEUwx Must read from @garystager #edchat #edreform #cpchat #satchat pic.twitter.com/9JgYNt9QP7 — Will Richardson (@willrich45) December 19, 2014 Full disclosure, I have a Wordle project in my repertoire and I use it often. …
Today’s episode was recorded on the drive home. No script, no notes in front of me (because “eyes-on-the-road,” obviously…), and plenty of engine noises from my own vehicle and those around me that Audacity’s “Noise Removal” filter couldn’t do enough to remove. (If you’re new here, most of my podcasts are not recorded like this. …
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In today’s episode, I have opening night jitters. Show Notes: StarTalk Radio Hosted by Neil Degrasse Tyson Wide variety of science topics Frequently with a professional comedian co-host. Teaching Photography With Animated .GIFs Yes, .gif is pronounced “jif,” because that’s what the guy who made it called it. Great for quick comparison of scaled setting …
Today’s episode is about social interactions, for good or for ill. Show Notes: EdBean Podcast 3 teachers discussing a variety of teaching strategies. Conversation is frequently NOT about the tech, but about best practices. Most recent episode from last month. Assumption is the padcast is still active. “Don’t feed the trolls,” but what if they …
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I’ve been thinking for a while about so-called “echo chambers.” We tend to gravitate towards people with similar tastes and ideas to our own. This of course is only natural – if someone thinks the same way we think, we’re going to like them more. If we like them, why wouldn’t we want to hang …
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In today’s episode I discover why I should click on links BEFORE I start recording.  (And better yet, before I try to use them in class.) Seriously. X-Rays of (D)SLR lenses Awesome quote by Will Richardson All the cool things that didn’t make it into the show
In today’s episode I do not cry. Seriously. The textbook prices are too darned high! Rules For A Scientist’s Life Pixlr.com: Free, web based (almost) photoshop All the cool things that didn’t make it into the show